Patents Examined by Arman B Fallahkhair
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Patent number: 10737559Abstract: A visor for use in a vehicle is disclosed. The visor comprises a pivot rod and a carrier arranged over the pivot rod. The visor also comprises a first and second shell being engagable to form a visor body and a vanity arranged therein. The visor also comprises a light base secured to the second shell and a circuit board engaging the light base. The visor also comprises a light emitting diode secured to a surface of the circuit board.Type: GrantFiled: January 15, 2016Date of Patent: August 11, 2020Assignee: Irvin Automotive Products, LLCInventors: Anthony R. Janowiak, Leslie Hinds, Martin Rathsburg, Jr., Robert J. Mayne, Jr.
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Patent number: 10725236Abstract: A light cylinder, a dispenser, and a method of manufacturing a light cylinder are disclosed. The light cylinder includes an outer layer and an inside layer, where the inside layer is formed by filling optical resin into the inside space of the outer layer, and the refractive index of the optical resin is determined in consideration of the refractive index of the outer layer.Type: GrantFiled: March 2, 2015Date of Patent: July 28, 2020Assignee: HATBIT ILLUCOM CO., LTD.Inventors: Heon Cheol Kim, Jang Hwan Hwang
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Patent number: 10718484Abstract: Lamp unit includes a housing having a front opening portion and a rear opening portion, and a lamp main body disposed in the housing. The lamp main body includes a lamp case extending in a longitudinal direction of the vehicle in a position closer to a widthwise outer side of the front opening portion and spaced away from a widthwise outer edge of the front opening portion toward a widthwise inner side, and inner side and first outer side heat dissipation fins and protruding from the lamp case to the inner side and outer side in the vehicle width direction. The outer side heat dissipation fin protrudes greater than the inner side heat dissipation fin.Type: GrantFiled: August 30, 2018Date of Patent: July 21, 2020Assignee: MAZDA MOTOR CORPORATIONInventors: Norihito Iwao, Takahiro Matsui, Ryoma Makino
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Patent number: 10717357Abstract: A dial plate is provided with a mark layer having translucency, the mark layer including numbers of linear grooves formed on a surface of the mark layer, and a reflective layer that is arranged on a back face side of the mark layer, and reflects light incident from the mark layer side. The reflective layer includes a light transmission area that allows the light emitted from a light source arranged on the back face side to transmit therethrough to a front face side, and displays a display design by the light transmitting through the light transmission area when the light source is turned on. In the reflective layer, at least the light transmission area is composed of pearl ink.Type: GrantFiled: March 29, 2017Date of Patent: July 21, 2020Assignee: YAZAKI CORPORATIONInventors: Yasufumi Mochizuki, Tatsuya Hattori
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Patent number: 10711989Abstract: An object is to provide an LED floodlight that enables efficient use of a cooling means, e.g., a heat dissipation fan, and can pursue a reduction in size. Therefore, it is an LED floodlight wherein a panel-shaped floodlight portion formed as a floodlight surface is formed such that a plurality of LEDs is arranged on a front surface, a heatsink having a plurality of heat dissipation plates on a back surface of the panel-shaped floodlight portion, and a cooling fan configured to send air toward a central portion of the heatsink are arranged in this order, the LED floodlight is formed of an appropriate power supply circuit, wherein a plurality of heat dissipation plates of a heatsink is radially arranged from a central portion to a periphery, a central portion of a coupling surface between heat dissipation plates of the heatsink protrudes toward a cooling fan configured to send air and has a curved surface portion from a central portion to a periphery.Type: GrantFiled: January 31, 2017Date of Patent: July 14, 2020Assignee: LIGHTBOY CO., LTD.Inventors: Hirotoshi Ishizawa, Atsushi Onishi, Taichi Onodera
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Patent number: 10704745Abstract: An apparatus for a mobile light source is described. The apparatus comprising: a first outer casing housing an array of lights, wherein the array of lights are located on a surface of a substrate, a second outer casing coupled with the first outer casing to create an enclosure that is substantially water tight, a heat shield composed of a metal alloy creating two compartments in the enclosure such that the array of lights is situated in a first compartment, and a printed circuit board (PCB) with circuitry for controlling the array of lights, the PCB situated in the second compartment of the enclosure housed by the second outer casing, and wherein a surface the PCB is substantially parallel to the surface of the substrate.Type: GrantFiled: October 13, 2015Date of Patent: July 7, 2020Assignee: LUME CUBE, INC.Inventors: Mornee Patrick Sherry, Matthew Milton Cummins
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Patent number: 10670242Abstract: A luminaire that includes a lamp head that is magnetically connectable to a support, is configured to rotate to any desired angle or orientation and is detachable from the support to allow for the lamp head to be a hand-held light.Type: GrantFiled: November 27, 2018Date of Patent: June 2, 2020Assignee: Contemporary Visions, LLCInventors: Robert A. Sonneman, Christian Garnett
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Patent number: 10663126Abstract: The present disclosure discloses an illumination device, including: a first lamp body; a driving power supply component received in the first lamp body; a second lamp body connected with the first lamp body; and a light source component received in the second lamp body; the light source component includes a light source substrate, a plurality of first light-emitting units and a plurality of second light-emitting units disposed on two surfaces of the light source substrate respectively; an interior of the first lamp body is provided with a reflector configured to reflect light emitted from the plurality of first light-emitting units; an interior of the second lamp body is provided with a lens pressing against the light source component and configured to perform a light condensation and a light collimation to light emitted from the plurality of second light-emitting.Type: GrantFiled: April 9, 2019Date of Patent: May 26, 2020Assignee: Opple Lighting Co., Ltd.Inventors: Gongpu Zhan, Song Yin, Ming Chen
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Patent number: 10654591Abstract: A compact PAPI having a semiconductor light source and finely distribution of lights is herein proposed. The novel PAPI includes two artificial light sources each with a plurality of semiconductor emitters as well as two concave and two planar reflectors, one for each artificial light source. The concave reflectors collect light emitted by the plurality of semiconductor emitters of the first and second artificial light sources and gather the collected light to the planar reflectors as output of the PAPI.Type: GrantFiled: September 23, 2016Date of Patent: May 19, 2020Assignee: Obelux OyInventor: Vesa Laakso
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Patent number: 10648643Abstract: An indirect troffer. Embodiments of the present invention provide a troffer-style fixture that is particularly well-suited for use with solid state light sources, such as LEDs. The troffer comprises light bars mounted proximate to a back reflector. A back reflector defines a reflective interior surface of the lighting troffer. To facilitate thermal dissipation, the light bar can act as a heat sink. A portion of the heat sink is exposed to the ambient room environment while another portion functions as a mount surface for the light sources that faces the back reflector. One or more light sources disposed along the light bar mount surface emit light into an interior cavity where it can be mixed and/or shaped prior to emission. In some embodiments, one or more lens plates extend from the light bar out to the back reflector.Type: GrantFiled: March 14, 2013Date of Patent: May 12, 2020Assignee: Ideal Industries Lighting LLCInventors: Mark Edmond, Dong Lu, Paul Pickard
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Patent number: 10641438Abstract: Proposed is a lighting system comprising: at least one laser adapted to output light; a pixelated luminous screen for emitting light when excited by incident light; and at least one optical component adapted to redirect and distribute light from the at least one laser to the pixelated luminous screen. The pixelated luminous screen comprises: a plurality of luminous pixels arranged adjacent each other with separated side edges, each pixel comprising luminous material; and a heat sink formed from thermally conductive material. The heat sink is positioned between the plurality of luminous pixels such that it contacts the adjacent side edges of the pixels.Type: GrantFiled: September 9, 2015Date of Patent: May 5, 2020Assignee: Koninklijke Philips N.V.Inventors: Rifat Ata Mustafa Hikmet, Ties van Bommel, Roman Hohn, Josef Andreas Schug
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Patent number: 10627075Abstract: An exemplary lamp assembly includes a lens, a base, and a textured surface between an outwardly facing surface of the lens and an outwardly facing surface of the base. An exemplary lamp molding method includes injecting a first material into a mold cavity to form a lens, and injecting a second material against a textured surface of the lens within the mold cavity to form a base.Type: GrantFiled: March 23, 2017Date of Patent: April 21, 2020Assignee: Ford Motor CompanyInventors: Derren Woods, Todd Jared Konet, Alex Lince, Daniel Weckstein
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Patent number: 10605975Abstract: A light distributor, a system consisting of a light distributor and an LED luminaire, and a method for producing a light distributor are provided. The light distributor may include a transparent main body having a light entrance area and a light exit area, at least one light-scattering structure with a changed refractive index inside the main body for scattering light, and at least one light-guiding structure with a changed refractive index inside the main body for guiding light. The light-scattering structure and the light-guiding structure may be produced by means of ultrashort pulse laser processing. The light-scattering structure and the light-guiding structure with a changed refractive index may be arranged in the main body.Type: GrantFiled: April 5, 2017Date of Patent: March 31, 2020Assignee: FRAUNHOFER-GESELLSCHAFT ZUR FĂ–RDERUNG DER ANGEWANDTEN FORSCHUNG E.V.Inventors: Stefan Kontermann, Wolfgang Schade, Christian Winter
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Patent number: 10598349Abstract: A lighting component including an optical volume and a switchable diffuser disposed at least partially within the optical volume is described. The optical volume includes a light injection region, at least one reflective or transflective outer major surface, and an output major surface. The at least one reflective or transflective outer major surface defines opposing boundaries of the optical volume. The output major surface is adjacent one or more distal edges of the at least one reflective or transflective outer major surface. The switchable diffuser has at least a first state and a second state. The switchable diffuser may have a surface normal that is not parallel to an optical axis of the optical volume. The at least one reflective or transflective outer major surface may have a spatially varying reflective property.Type: GrantFiled: October 22, 2015Date of Patent: March 24, 2020Assignee: 3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANYInventors: Guanglei Du, John A. Wheatley, Robert L. Brott
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Patent number: 10591665Abstract: A backlight module, including a light guide plate and a flexible circuit board, wherein an edge of the light guide plate is provided with plural light source mounting holes disposed along a thickness direction of the light guide plate; a light source is mounted in every light source mounting hole in such a manner that a light emitting surface of the light source is attached onto a hole wall of the light source mounting hole; plural groups of anode-cathode conductive parts are disposed on the flexible circuit board in one-to-one correspondence with the plural light source mounting holes, each being connected to an anode and a cathode of the light source in a corresponding light source mounting hole. The backlight module improves the brightness and uniformity of the light entering the light guide plate. A liquid display device including the above-mentioned backlight module is further provided.Type: GrantFiled: February 18, 2016Date of Patent: March 17, 2020Assignees: BOE TECHNOLOGY GROUP CO., LTD., BEIJING BOE CHATANI ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.Inventors: Jinze Li, Zhendong Zhou, Tianlong Li, Hongqiang Chen, Shijia Jin, Yingli Meng, Dongsheng Yang
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Patent number: 10591125Abstract: There is provided a lighting device capable of forming a line beam having a sufficiently long length in an irradiation direction. A distance between a light source end close to irradiation surface and irradiation surface is greater than a distance between lens center and irradiation surface by using light source in which a plurality of light emitters is arranged in a straight line and lens of which an emission surface having a constant curvature is corrected by an odd function. Accordingly, a shape of light source is formed on irradiation surface, and thus, it is possible to form line beam having the sufficiently long length in the irradiation direction.Type: GrantFiled: October 11, 2016Date of Patent: March 17, 2020Assignee: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTDInventors: Atsushi Fukui, Koichiro Ono, Tatsuo Dohi
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Patent number: 10591656Abstract: A passive illuminator includes a luminescent region with a semiconductor material that absorbs first photons having energy greater than or equal to a threshold energy. In response to absorbing the first photons, the semiconductor material emits second photons, through a spontaneous emission process, having less energy than the first photons. A waveguide is optically coupled to the luminescent region to transport the second photons a distance from the luminescent region. An extraction region optically coupled to the waveguide to emit the second photons, and the waveguide is disposed between the extraction region and the luminescent region.Type: GrantFiled: March 31, 2016Date of Patent: March 17, 2020Assignee: X Development LLCInventors: Martin F. Schubert, Eric H. C. Liu
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Patent number: 10584843Abstract: The present disclosure provides a light guide assembly. The assembly includes: a light guide body part having a light exit face and a light distribution face; a first light incidence part having a first end and a second end on which at least one first light guiding unit is provided, the first light guiding unit being arranged to receive a first light and direct the first light into the light guide body part; a second light incidence part having a first end and a second end on which at least one second light guiding unit is provided, the second light guiding unit being arranged to receive a second light and direct the second light into the light guide body part, wherein the light distribution face is arranged to reflect the first/second light directed into the light guide body part towards the light exit face.Type: GrantFiled: February 15, 2017Date of Patent: March 10, 2020Assignee: Valeo Lighting Hubei Technical Center Co. LtdInventors: Ji Luo, Pingwu Yang, Haiqing Zhou
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Patent number: 10584832Abstract: A light emitting device (1, 101) comprising a plurality of LEDs (2), each LED (21, 22, 23) of said plurality of LEDs comprising a LED output surface (24, 25, 26) and being arranged to, in operation, emit light from said LED output surface, a light guiding element (3) comprising a light guide input surface (31) being arranged adjacent said LED output surface of each LED of said plurality of LEDs such that said light emitted by said plurality of LEDs is injected into the light guiding element at said light guide input surface, said light guiding element further comprising a light guide output surface (34), said light being injected into the light guiding element at said light guide input surface further being guided to and emitted from said light guide output surface, and a collimating element (4) made of a transparent material and comprising a first surface section (41) arranged adjacent said light guide output surface and said collimating element being adapted to collimate light emitted from said light guideType: GrantFiled: May 26, 2016Date of Patent: March 10, 2020Assignee: SIGNIFY HOLDING B.V.Inventors: Hugo Johan Cornelissen, Barry Mos
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Patent number: 10584862Abstract: An embodiment comprises: a board; a light-emitting module including at least one light-emitting element arranged in a first region of the board and a driving element, arranged in a second region of the board, for driving the at least one light-emitting element; a heat-dissipating member disposed below the lower surface of the board; and a heat-dissipating pad disposed between the board and the heat-dissipating member, wherein the heat-dissipating pad comprises: a heat-dissipating plate disposed on the upper surface of the heat-dissipating member; and a protruding part protruding from the upper surface of the heat-dissipating plate and supporting the lower surface of the first region of the board, and the lower surface of the board is spaced apart from the heat-dissipating plate.Type: GrantFiled: March 10, 2017Date of Patent: March 10, 2020Assignee: LG Innotek Co., Ltd.Inventors: Min Ji Kim, Do Yub Kim, Min Hak Kim, Yeong Seok Yu